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HR 3688 104th Congress House Labor and Employment Employee ownership Finance and Financial Sector Income tax Investments Pension funds Tax-deferred compensation plans Taxation

401(k) Pension Protection Act of 1996

Introduced: June 20, 1996 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1345)
Jul 8, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jun 20, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Jun 20, 1996
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

401(k) Pension Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Protection Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require that (Internal Revenue Code section) 401(k)-type pension plans be subject to the same prohibited transaction rules that apply to traditional defined benefit pension plans under ERISA.

Requires 401(k)-type plans (by extending such ERISA protections to them) to have diversified investments, and prohibits them from investing more than ten percent of their assets in securities and real property of the sponsoring employer.

What's happening now July 23, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1345)

 Committees of jurisdiction 2